Carl Andre CARL ANDRE: Between Sculpture and Poetry

Carl Andre is a sculptor who represents minimalist art, which developed mainly in the United States in the late 1960s. This book is the official exhibition catalogue published by the Kawamura Memorial DIC Museum of Art in conjunction with his first solo exhibition at a Japanese art museum, "Between Sculpture and Poetry (2024)."

Andre's sculptures, made by placing units of wood, metal, and stone, all carved to the same shape and size, directly on the floor, transform the space itself through methodical repetition. This practice, which the artist himself calls "sculpture as place," allows the viewer to experience his works not as objects, but in their relationship to their environment. When actually confronted, the presence of the materials, such as the luster and rust of the metal, the grain of the wood, and the weight of the stone, emerge richly from within the inorganic impression.

This book begins with an installation view and includes representative sculptures as well as poems composed of fragmented words typed on a typewriter. Thoughts spanning literature, art, history, and politics are unfolded with a spatial and structural sense. The pages of the poems are reproduced at near-original size, and careful consideration has been given to the printing and paper quality, allowing readers to experience the quality of the works.

The cover is designed to evoke a concrete block, and the edges are painted gray. The book as a whole embodies André's creative philosophy.

[Title] CARL ANDRE: Between Sculpture and Poetry
[Publisher] torch press
[Publication date] 2024
[Number of pages] 152 pages
[Size] Approx. 215*279mm
[Format] Hardcover
[Language] Japanese
[Title Reading] Carl Andre: Between Sculpture and Poetry
[Author/Editor] Carl Andre/Author
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[Condition] Used 【9】Excellent condition
[Accessories] None
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[Related Exhibition] Kawamura Memorial DIC Museum of Art 2024

Carl Andre 1935–2024

Born September 16, 1935 in Quincy, Massachusetts, USA.
A sculptor and poet who represents minimalist art. He studied at Phillips Academy and moved to New York in the late 1950s. Influenced by sculptor Constantin Brancusi , he created works using wood. From 1958 to 1959, he shared a studio with painter Frank Stella , where he further developed minimalist compositional principles.

In 1966, he created Lever, a work made of firebricks lined up in a row, revolutionizing the concept of sculpture by placing the material directly on the floor without processing it. Based on the idea of ​​"sculpture as place," he created site-specific works using metal plates and stone in various locations. He was also an active poet, producing numerous visual poems on a typewriter.

In 1970, he was invited to the 10th Japan International Art Exhibition (Tokyo Biennale). His major solo exhibitions include the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (1970) and the large-scale retrospective "Sculpture as Place 1958–2010" (2014). In 2024, the Kawamura Memorial DIC Museum of Art will host "Carl Andre: Sculpture, Poetry, and the Art Between." He passed away in New York on January 24 of the same year, at the age of 88.

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